A new strategy for computational design of Molecular Systems
GaudiMM is a molecular design program developed in the department of Chemistry of the
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NEO: Searching for a cure for Parkinson’s disease
Researchers from the Biotechnology and Biomedicine Institut (IBB) at UAB have discovered a new therapeutical aproximation to Parkinson’s disease, focused on the alpha-synuclein, a protein involved in this and other neurodegenerative disorders, which’s...
An electronic tongue to identify hard to detect explosive compounds
Chemicals explosives are used in mining industries and civil constructions¸ unfortunately also in terrorist attacks. One of these compounds which is often used in this last objective is triperoxid of triacetone, because it can be produced...
“We want to inject nanorobots, guide them into the body and make them electrostimulate cell tissues or release drugs”
Salvador Pané, researcher at the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems of the ETH Zurich, is the Chair of the European COST e-MINDS Action....
Metallothioneins: the key to surviving in hostile environments
Snails are known for their interesting ability to accumulate and detoxify heavy metals. They have the ability to accumulate cadmium (a very toxic element) in a way that is innocuous when captured by metallothioneins, a family of proteins. Researchers from...
NEO: Treatment plants transformed into biorefineries
The wastewater treatment plant developed by the UAB and Aigües de Manresa S.A. municipal company, generates value-added products simultaneously to the debugging process. The system recovers 50% of the phosphorus, useful as a fertilizer, extracts materials to produce...
“Bionic leaf could provide starch, drugs,... anything in a renewable way”
Daniel Nocera, Professor of Energy at Harvard University, has been working since he was 25 for creating an artificial leaf that mimics plant photosyntesis. He has already developed it to get a bionic leaf that provides...
Recyclable and eco-compatible silica supported chiral organocatalysts
UAB researchers have studied the performance and recyclability of silica-supported chiral organocatalysts in the asymmetric aldol reaction, a reaction frequently used in the synthesis of drugs. They have observed that the nature and length of...
Compounds of zinc and cadmium with photoluminescent properties
Nowadays, the industry in all its sectors demands the creation of new products for new applications. Inorganic Chemistry and more precisely the coordination compounds due to their great structural diversity and large number of properties acquire a...
Pig slurry contamination: detection and treatment of nitrates
This article reviews the techniques and methodologies currently used for the detection and treatment of pig slurry, and specifically of nitrates, which are the main source of environmental contamination caused by pig manure. The authors demand joint...
